€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-04-2024 16:57 UTC+1

Mas Fills Up For a Massive Double Off Colillas

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Oscar Mas and Ramon Colillas saw the turn on a board of 7♦3♣10♠7♥ when Mas bet 59,000 from the big blind. Colillas called on the button.

The river was the A♦ and Mas bet 165,000. Colillas then moved all in and Mas snap-called for 401,000. Colillas could only show 9♠8♠ for a missed straight draw, while Mas turned over A♠7♠ for a full house to earn the massive double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Mas	1,050,000 340,000	340,000
Ramon Colillas	110,000 518,000	518,000

Tags: Oscar Mas Ramon Colillas

09-04-2024 17:08 UTC+1

Benger Busts to Jin

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Griffin Benger raised to 12,000 from under the gun, Jakub Piwowarski called in late position, and Bo Jin moved all in from the big blind. Benger called for around 95,000 and Piwowarski folded. Benger was at risk as players turned their cards.

Griffin Benger: 10♦10♣ All in
Bo Jin: J♦J♠

The board ran out 3♦9♣6♥9♥6♦ and Jin held with his pocket jacks, making two pair with the nines on board. Benger was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bo Jin	1,150,000 780,000	780,000
Griffin Benger	Busted

Tags: Griffin Benger Jakub Piwowarski Bo Jin

09-04-2024 17:19 UTC+1

Seibt Stays Alive With Big Slick

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jack Kiriakus limped in from early position and Alexander Seibt shoved 54,000 from the hijack. Once the action got back to Kiriakus, he made the call which put Seibt at risk.

Alexander Seibt: A♠K♠ All in
Jack Kiriakus: A♦9♣

Seibt was in a great position to double up and his situation improved on the 5♠6♠J♦ flop as he picked up a flush draw, which removed one of Kiriakus' outs. Neither the 3♥ turn nor 6♦ river changed anything, which kept Seibt alive in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriano Toledano	380,000 89,000	89,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	270,000 20,000	20,000
Daehyung Lee	260,000 135,000	135,000
Jack Kiriakus	240,000 30,000	30,000
Alexander Seibt	120,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jack Kiriakus Alexander Seibt

09-04-2024 17:21 UTC+1

Karrim Can't Bet Out Sorainen

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Luka Sorainen was in the big blind and had a tower of chips in front of him for a bet of 72,000 before Ahmed Karrim reraised to 145,000 on the button. Sorainen called and they went heads up to the J♣6♦4♠ flop.

Karrim continued for 65,000 and Sorainen again called. Both players then checked the K♠ turn. Sorainen also checked the 5♠ river, and Karrim peeked over at his opponent's stack before checking behind.

Sorainen turned over Q♠Q♦ and Karrim surrendered the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luka Sorainen	750,000 400,000	400,000
Ahmed Karrim	380,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Luka Sorainen

09-04-2024 17:29 UTC+1

Orchide Stuns Lopez on the River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Carlos Lopez moved all in for 230,000 from middle position as Matteo Orchide put him at risk from the big blind.

Carlos Lopez: K♠K♦ All in
Matteo Orchide: A♠K♣

Lopez was ahead with his kings as the flop came 2♠7♠8♠ to give Orchide a flush draw. The 9♣ turn was safe for Lopez, who was one card away from a double up, but Orchide caught the J♠ on the river to make his flush and send Lopez to the rail.

At another table, Thomas Eychenne eliminated Hans Erlandsson by winning a race with K♠10♠ against Erlandsson's pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Orchide	600,000 15,000	15,000
Thomas Eychenne	600,000 168,000	168,000

Hans Erlandsson	Busted
Carlos Lopez	Busted

Tags: Carlos Lopez Hans Erlandsson Matteo Orchide Thomas Eychenne

09-04-2024 18:54 UTC+1

Seibt Gets There on the Turn to Double

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Three-handed on a flop of A♦J♣8♦, Alexander Seibt bet 14,000 from middle position and Allan Barnes raised to 50,000 in the cutoff. Boris Kuzmanovic folded in the big blind as action went back on Seibt. "What am I doing?" he asked himself before moving all in for 92,000 as Barnes quickly called.

Alexander Seibt: K♦10♦ All in
Allan Barnes: A♥8♥

Barnes was ahead with two pair, but Seibt had straight and flush draws as the J♦ fell on the turn to complete his flush. "Let's go! That's good for poker," he said.

Seibt still needed to dodge the river, but it came a harmless 10♣ and he doubled up. "I spent all break looking up how to play 12 big blinds. I have no idea how to play 30 big blinds," he added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic	320,000 57,000	57,000
Alexander Seibt	220,000 115,000	115,000
Allan Barnes	160,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Alexander Seibt Allan Barnes Boris Kuzmanovic

09-04-2024 19:15 UTC+1

Barer Shoves Into Jin's Aces; Middleton Falls to Artiga-Pacheco

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gabriel Cunha raised to 17,000 in middle position before Ami Barer moved all in for 171,000 in the hijack. Bo Jin called on the button, while Cunha got out of the way.

Ami Barer: 7♠7♣ All in
Bo Jin: A♥A♦

Barer had run into Jin's races and found no help on the 5♠3♥3♣K♠J♦ board as the EPT Paris finalist was sent to the rail.

At the same time at another table, 2013 EPT Barcelona champion Tom Middleton busted to Jorge Artiga-Pacheco. According to Artiga-Pacheco, Middleton jammed with ace-five and he woke up with ace-king in the blinds. The board provided no help and Middleton was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bo Jin	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Gabriel Cunha	880,000 22,000	22,000
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	350,000 72,000	72,000
Tom Middleton	Busted
Ami Barer	Busted

Tags: Ami Barer Bo Jin Gabriel Cunha Jorge Artiga-Pacheco Tom Middleton

09-04-2024 19:16 UTC+1

Torelli Snap-Folds to Kils River Shove

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Fabiano Kovalski opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Michael Kil called from the next seat. Alec Torelli was in the big blind and also called.

On the 8♠10♠4♥ flop, Torelli checked then Kovalski bet 18,000. Both Kil and Torelli called.

A J♠ on the turn brought in the front door flush draw and Torelli, with one second left of his 30-second countdown, announced a bet of 55,000. Kovalski folded, and Kil called.

The 4♣ completed the board and Torelli thought for a while before he checked. Kil used some extra time before he announced that he was all in, which put Torelli to the test for his remaining stack of around 135,000. However, the test took less than a second as Torelli quickly slid his cards into the middle of the table and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabiano Kovalski	620,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Kil	475,000 115,000	115,000
Daniel Efeturk	250,000 25,000	25,000
Alec Torelli	135,000 168,000	168,000

Tags: Alec Torelli Fabiano Kovalski Michael Kil

09-04-2024 19:25 UTC+1

Kiriakus In It to Win It

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jack Kiriakus raised to 16,000 in middle position before Valeriano Toledano moved all in for 140,000 in the hijack. Kiriakus stood up from his seat and leaned over the table as he considered the decision. "If you don't get in, you can't win," he said as he eventually called.

Valeriano Toledano: 4♦4♥ All in
Jack Kiriakus: A♥Q♥

"This guy came to win a tournament. No min-cashing for him," tablemate Alexander Seibt said about Kiriakus when the cards were revealed. Toledano remained in the lead through the turn on a board of 7♣5♦7♠J♠, but Kiriakus spiked the A♠ on the river to win the pot and send Toledano to the rail.

"You're stealing the show. You have no idea how good this is for poker. If you had your own YouTube show," Seibt told him.

"You'll probably be the thumbnail tomorrow," another tablemate added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Kiriakus	1,000,000 200,000	200,000
Valeriano Toledano	Busted

Tags: Jack Kiriakus Valeriano Toledano

09-04-2024 19:40 UTC+1

Mistake Proves Fatal For Spragg

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marle Spragg's table just broke and she was moved to Alexander Seibt and Jack Kiriakus' table, taking Seat 1.

"Welcome to the California hotel," Kiriakus said to her.

Spragg was in the big blind the first hand and defended when button Boris Kuzmanovic raised to 19,000. Kuzmanovic continued for 10,000 on the A♦10♣8♣ flop and Spragg quickly folded.

Darius Neagoe then arrived at the table and said he was supposed to be in Seat 1. Spragg then noticed she was actually in Seat 3, and the tournament floor ruled she had to move and pay the big blind again the next hand.

"Are you the same lady as before?" Kiriakus asked.

"Were you not just listening to anything that just happened?" Seibt replied.

Action then folded to Seibt who moved all in from the small blind as Spragg called for her last 35,000.

Marle Spragg: Q♠3♠ All in
Alexander Seibt: 8♦7♦

The 5♠4♦3♦ flop gave Seibt straight and flush draws, and he hit his flush on the J♦ turn to leave Spragg drawing dead before the 2♦ river and on her way to the payout desk.

"I take my lessons from Jack," Seibt said after the hand.

Allan Barnes was also recently eliminated from this table, while Kiriakus is up to 1,300,000.